WHY MEDICAL MISSIONS?

1. H. Glenn Boyd, “Why Practice Medical Evangelism?,”  Gospel Advocate,Vol. CXXXII No. 12, December 1990, p. 7.

2. Bill and Gerry Nicks, Short Stories of West Africa Long Remembered (Winona, MS: J. C. Choate Publications, 1997), p. 77.

3. Bill and Gerry Nicks, p. 79.

4. Bill and Gerry Nicks, p. 16.

5. Patty Benoit, “‘Greatest Cause on Earth’—Medicine, Mission in Tanzania,” Christian Chronicle, Vol. XXVIII No. 20, May 17, 1971, pp. 1,4.

6. Bill McDonough, “The Future of Missions is Medical Missions,” Gospel Advocate, Vol. CXXXII No. 12, December 1990, pp. 20-21.

HISTORY OF MEDICAL MISSIONS

1. H. W. Haggard, Devils, Drugs, and Doctors (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1929).

2. H. Glenn Boyd, “A Brief History of Medical Missions,” Gospel Advocate, Vol. CXXXII No. 12, December 1990, pp. 14-15.

3. Edward M. Dodd, M.D. The Gift of the Healer: The Story of Men and Medicine in the Overseas Mission of the Church (New York: Friendship Press, 1964), p. 14.

4. Dodd, p. 14.

5. Dodd, p. 15.

6. Dodd, p. 16.

7. Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey, Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1993), pp. 15 ff.

8. Dow Merritt, The Dew Breakers (Winona, MS: J. C. Choate Publications, 1980).

9. Tune, Tom, “Ah Wing's” Elizabeth Bernard: Forty Years Among the Chinese (Lebanon, TN, 1975).

10. Hobby, Georgia, Give Us This Bread (Winona, MS: J. C. Choate Publications, 1988).

11. Boyd, “A Brief History of Medical Missions,” p. 15.

12. A. R. Brown, M.D. (Searcy, AR), personal communication.

13. Boyd, “A Brief History of Medical Missions,” p. 15.

14. R. Maurice Hood, M.D., Please, Doctor: A Christian Surgeon in Iboland (Dallas: Gospel Teachers Publications, 1989), p.7.

15. Rugel Sowell, M.D. (San Marcos, TX), personal communication.  Dr. Sowell was also the director of Project Hope in Guatemala during 1977-78 and has made three trips with Health Talents International since 1992.

MEDICAL MISSIONS PROGRAMS

1. A personal account of the early days in Tanzania was written by Donna Horne entitled, Meanwhile Back in the Jungle (Winona, MS: J. C. Choate Publications, 1986).

2. Benoit, pp. 1,4.

3. For an informal history of the hospital in the 1960s see Chimala Safari by Pickney Raymond Wheeler, M. D. and Leona Hibdon Wheeler (P. R. Wheeler, 1974).

4. “Chimala Mission, Tanzania, East Africa,” Seagoville Church of Christ, Seagoville, TX, n.d., p. 4.

5. The Challenge of Africa (Newsletter of Chimala Hospital and Mission), Vol. 18
   No. 5, December 1998, p. 1.

6. Bill and Gerry Nicks, p. 1.

7. Bill and Gerry Nicks, pp. 1 ff.

8. Dale Buckley, “Current Status of Missions,” Harding College Lectures. (Nashville: Christian Family Books, 1965), pp. 30-39.

9. For details see references by R. Maurice Hood and Bill and Gerry Nicks.

10. Hood, p. 9.  For an informal history of NCH see references by Henry Farrar, M.D. listed in the bibliography.

11. “Nigerian Christian Hospital Celebrates 30 years,” Christian Chronicle, Vol. 52 No. 8, August 1995, pp. 1, 9.

12. International Health Care Foundation, Vol. 18 No. 3, September 1998 (Newsletter published by the International Health Care Foundation, Searcy, AR, formerly called African Christian Hospitals Foundation).

13. International Health Care Foundation, Vol. 16 No. 2, July 1996.

14. “The African Christian Hospitals Foundation with works in Nigeria and Ghana, West Africa” (brochure), n.d.

15. International Health Care Foundation, Vol. 16 No. 2, July 1996.

16. H. Glenn Boyd (Searcy, AR), personal communication.

17. H. Glenn Boyd, “What Does ACHF Do?” (Photocopied report from ACHF, Searcy, AR).

18. H. Glenn Boyd (Searcy, AR), personal communication.

19. “The African Christian Hospitals Foundation”, Vol. 18, No. 1, March 1998 .

20. Bill and Gerry Nicks, p. 15.

21. Steve Sherman, Mobile Clinical Works Among the Churches of Christ. Guided Research Paper. Harding Graduate School of Religion, Memphis, TN. 1982, p. 4.

22. Sherman, p. 8.

23. Sherman, p. 15.

24. Bill and Gerry Nicks, p. 177.

25. Sherman, p. 15.

26. Sherman, pp. 16-17.

27. Sherman, pp. 17-18.

28. Mission Moments: A Newsletter of Health Talents International (Health Talents International, Birmingham, AL), October 1994.

29. Sherman, p. 21.

30. Sherman, p. 22.

31. Sherman, pp. 22-23.

32. Mission Moments, June 1994.

33. Mission Moments, June 1994.

34. Mission Moments, June 1994.

35. “Health Talents International: A Brief History” (Photocopied report from Health Talents International, Birmingham, AL), n.d.

36. “Health Talents International: A Brief History.”

37. Sherman, pp. 29-39.

38. Sherman, p. 29.

39. “Health Talents International: A Brief History.”

40. “Health Talents International: A Brief History.”

41. “Health Talents International: A Brief History.”

42. Marie Agee (Coordinator of Health Talents International), personal communication.

43. Mission Moments, December 1993.

44. Mission Moments, Spring 2001.

45. Mission Moments, April 1991.

46. Lindy Adams, “The Predisan Project,” Christian Chronicle, Vol. 52, No. 9, September 1995, pp. 16-17.

47. David Warner, Carol Thumen, and Jane Maxwell, Where There Is No Doctor. (Palo Alto, CA: Hesperian Foundation, 1992).

48. Adams, p. 17.

49. Adams, p. 17.

50. Adams, p. 16.

51. Adams, p. 17.

52. Latin American Missions Calling, December 1997 (Newsletter published by the Forrest Park Church of Christ, Valdosta, GA).

53. “Central American Missions: Working for Christ in Central America Since 1958” (brochure), n.d.

54. Latin American Missions Calling, December 1997.

55. Allen Womack (Elder, East Ridge Church of Christ, Chattanooga, TN), personal communication.

56. “Partners in Progress” (brochure), n.d.

57. Partners in Progress (Newsletter of partners in Progress.  Published by the Sixth and Izard Church of Christ, Little Rock, AR), n.d.

58. “Partners in Progress.”

59. “Partners in Progress.”

60. Mt. Morris Church of Christ, Mt. Morris, MI, personal communication.

61. “Akwabia Hospital” (Report from Moses Akpanudo), n.d.

62. Mt. Morris Church of Christ, personal communication.

63. “Akwabia Hospital.”

64. “Akwabia Hospital.”

65. Border Health Progress, (Newsletter of the Border Health Project, McAllen, TX), April 1996.

66. “Mision Para Cristo: Church of Christ Medical Clinic in Jinotega, Nicaragua” (brochure), (Bono Church of Christ, Bono, AR), n.d.

67. Zambia Medical Mission: 1999, (Brochure describing mission trip planned for 1999 published by Zambia Mission Fund, Abilene, TX), 1999.

68. Bob Marshall (Spokane, WA), personal communication.

69. Glover Shipp, “Zimbabwe Hospital Dedicated in June,” Christian Chronicle, Vol. 56 No. 4, April 2000, p. 32.

70. Steve Lemmons, M.D. (Wichita, Kansas), personal communication.

71. Harold Paden, Jr., M.D. (Bossier City, LA), personal communication.

72. Bridge Avenue Church of Christ, Weslaco, TX (photocopied materials).

73. Christian Relief Fund, "2000 Annual Report" (Amarillo, TX).

74. Westover Hills Church of Christ (Austin, TX), personal communication.

75. Church of Christ (Hobart, OK), personal com-munication.

76. Mission del Caribe webpage: www.missiondelcaribe.org.

77. Velma Forman, personal communication.

78. Malawi Project (Indianapolis, IN).

79. Healing Hands International webpage: www.hhi-aid.org.

80. Sid Allen (Rapha International, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX), personal communication.

81. Christian Missions Services (Portage, MI) (photocopied materials).

MEDICAL MISSIONS SEMINARS AND CONFRENCES

1. Joe Glenn (Atlanta, GA), personal communication.

2. H. Glenn Boyd (Searcy, AR), personal communication.

3. Louise Griffin Clites (Johnson City, TN), personal communication.

OTHER TYPES OF MEDICAL EVANGELISM

1. River City Ministry, 1021 E. Washington, North Little Rock, AR 72115.

2. Joe Glenn (Atlanta, GA), personal communication.

MEDICAL TEAMS ORGANIZED BY INDIVIDUAL CHURCHES OF CHRIST

1. Eugene Tate, M.D. (Mayfair Church of Christ, Huntsville, AL), personal communication.

2. Jim Moran (Elder, White's Ferry Road Church of Christ, West Monroe, LA), personal communication.

3. Michael Cole, M.D. (West-Ark Church of Christ, Ft. Smith, AR), personal communication.

4. Frank Black, M.D. (Indianapolis, IN), personal communication.